Twitter’s announcement that SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) will be available only to paying customers sparked criticism. Web hosting provider GoDaddy revealed it was victim to a cyberattack part of a multi-year campaign by a sophisticated group, while newly relaunched XSS Hunter tool now offers end-to-end encryption. Also, Belgium became the first European country to establish a national framework for ethical hackers.

Outlaw Group Uses SSH Brute-Force to Deploy Cryptojacking Malware on Linux Servers
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details about Outlaw, an “auto-propagating” cryptocurrency mining botnet that targets SSH servers with weak credentials. The Romanian-origin malware performs SSH brute-force